Just how intense is the focus on Ohio two weeks before the presidential election? Apparently, it’s so intense that some Ohioans can no longer handle the stress, including a county election official.

The Dayton Daily News reported that Miami County election director Steve Quillen resigned from his post last Friday morning ”due to the stress of the upcoming presidential election.”

Miami County is considered to be safely Republican. In 2008, John McCain carried it with roughly 63 percent of the vote. George W. Bush carried it in 2004 with about 66 percent of the vote. Nevertheless, in the toss-up battleground that is Ohio, the pressure of Election Day reverberates throughout the Buckeye State.

Translation: there is some shadiness that is about to come out about me.

Alma98

Alright were are the polls at so I can vote I found CNN’s poll.

Aquagranny911

“Hey Honey, I’m home!”

My take on tonight’s debate in Mitty’s words:

“Please don’t let me barf in front of everyone on national TV & I agree with whatever the black guy said.”

Admiral_Komack

Willard: “Me too, Mr. President, me too!”

President Obama: “That’s not what you’ve said in the past, motherfucker!”

gc

Ok insta polls swing state polls, etc: big Obama win.

(No, duh.)

gc

Ok insta polls swing state polls, etc: big Obama win.

(No, duh.)

Town

The MSM was ready (before the debate) to spin Romney as the winner, but they can’t because he clearly failed on national TV. Chuck Todd & them were upset that Romney didn’t go on the attack, they were whining about Obama’s zingers etc. They tried to spin Rob Portman running to the spin room 20 minutes before the debate was over as “good news for Romney.” They simply could not spin the massive FAIL that just happened on our TV screens tonight.

Ebogan63

You are right, Town! Errybody seen it, even those republicans on CNN’s focus group. When dude doesn’t know basic geography(that stupid Syria comment) you know you losing.

Town

When you whine about “personal attacks” (even as you’ve attacked your opponent for being weak and a failure), you’re losing.

When you straight change the subject on the moderator, you’re losing.

When you start whining about time limits, you’re losing.

When you start squirming in your chair and looking uncomfortable, you’re losing.

When you just basically give up and agree with everything your opponent says, you’re losing.

Alexander2

I agree with Rev. Al. That was the weakest debate performance by a Republican candidate on foreign policy that I have every seen. The Bambi eyes and all that fake softness!

And thanks Rachel Maddow for cutting Rev. Al off so that Steve Schmidt could get to his talking points. “Oh yeah, right whatever, Rev. Al. Let’s bring in Steve.” Click.

Alexander2

I agree with Rev. Al. That was the weakest debate performance by a Republican candidate on foreign policy that I have every seen. The Bambi eyes and all that fake softness!

And thanks Rachel Maddow for cutting Rev. Al off so that Steve Schmidt could get to his talking points. “Oh yeah, right whatever, Rev. Al. Let’s bring in Steve.” Click.

Ebogan63

raychull can have a roomful of seats for that isht.

GN

Romney stands for absolutely NOTHING. This would be equivalent to PBO showing up for the foreign policy debate against Bush and insisting that he never said he’d end the Iraq War. Just completely insane.

GN

Romney stands for absolutely NOTHING. This would be equivalent to PBO showing up for the foreign policy debate against Bush and insisting that he never said he’d end the Iraq War. Just completely insane.

Admiral_Komack

Willard was smiling because he wanted to hoodwink the independents and undecided voters.

IMO, when you study RW talking points generated by Fox News/Rush Limbaugh/Drudge, etc, you end up getting knocked out. PBO landed a serious body blow to Romney’s head in the 2nd debate when Romney used the Fox/Limbaugh/Drudge, etc talking point that “it took PBO 14 days to mention the word terror when he talked about Benghazi.” Romney got laughed at, something he can’t stand to have happen to the almighty vulture capitalist. PBO was all up in that head. I guess this was a major reason he was hesitant to say very much about Libya in this debate, GLH. Someone reported on Twitter that Romney was clinging to Ann like she was his last lifeline after the debate. PBO knocked his lying behind out and didn’t lay a hand on him. LOL

Michael Steele has a real problem with women debating him, especially Black women. He sure had a bee in his bonnet when Joi Reid basically called Steel on his spin

majii

He chose the wrong woman to try his BS on. Joy-Ann Reid is armed with the facts, she knows how to use them and doesn’t seem to suffer fools lightly.

Camille

Joy Ann Reid is head and shoulders and many pay grades above Michael Steele.

That Joy is forced to share the same stage with the shameless, hollow, self-loathing beggar Steele continues to highlight the unfairness and inequity of life as we mostly experience it at the moment.

A life where an imp like Chuck Todd gets to be in charge of “news” and “news staff” including making decisions about whether and when Joy Ann Reid, a woman infinitely smarter, better educated and all around more qualified and better than Chuck will ever be, gets to be on a show.

GN

He’s as big of a used car salesman as Romney. God what a sleaze.

Camille

President Obama rules! Rock on great man, rock on!
God bless, protect, guard, guide and defend the most magnificent and most extraordinary President in a generation.

– —☻President Barack Obama portrayed rival Gov. Mitt Romney as “all over the map” and inexperienced on key national security issues in the third and final debate of the presidential election Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. Each candidate attempted to paint the other as an untrustworthy commander in chief, but Romney’s performance was less aggressive than Obama’s, and the governor was often on defense in the 90-minute exchange.

☻”I know you haven’t been in a position to actually execute foreign policy—but every time you’ve offered an opinion, you’ve been wrong,” Obama said, referencing Romney’s initial support for the Iraq war. —

– – – -SNIP – —

– – – -☻”The Cold War’s been over for 20 years,” he said in response to Romney’s comment from several months ago that Russia is America’s primary geopolitical foe.

— – ☻BIG FINISH!! – – -THIS – – ->He later said, “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets,” in response to Romney’s criticism that America has fewer Navy ships than in the past. “We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines,” the president added, a touch of mockery entering his voice.

— —– — – ☻BIG FINISH!! – – -THIS – – ->He later said, “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets,” in response to Romney’s criticism that America has fewer Navy ships than in the past. “We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines,” the president added, a touch of mockery entering his voice.

– – – -Tonight was the worst ass-kicking any presidential candidate has ever received in a debate in the history of presidential debates. Mitt Romney was slaughtered. And let me explain why.

– – -SNIP —

Simply put, Mitt Romney was the beta-dog all night in every exchange. Obama never took his eyes off him. He never failed to attack. Romney was reduced to agreeing with Obama on half the questions. Romney got pushed around by the moderator. His demeanor was weak. His expression was weak. His arguments were weak. If this were a 12-round heavyweight bout, Romney lost every round. </